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Grijalva
(Encyclopedia) GrijalvaGrijalvagrēhälˈvä [key], river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, rising in SW Guatemala and flowing NW into S Mexico and N through Chiapas and Tabasco states to the Gulf of Campeche. It…Wagley, Charles Walter
(Encyclopedia) Wagley, Charles WalterWagley, Charles Walterwăgˈlē [key], 1913–91, American anthropologist, b. Clarksville, Tex., grad. Columbia (Ph.D., 1941). He began teaching at Columbia in 1940,…Ubico, Jorge
(Encyclopedia) Ubico, JorgeUbico, Jorgehôrˈhā &oomacr;bēˈkō [key], 1878–1946, president of Guatemala (1931–44). An army general, Ubico as president established financial stability and political…Izabal
(Encyclopedia) IzabalIzabalēsäbälˈ [key], lake, c.30 mi (48 km) long and 15 mi (24 km) wide, E Guatemala, largest lake in the country. Known also as the Golfo Dulce, it drains to the Caribbean Sea…Chichicastenango
(Encyclopedia) ChichicastenangoChichicastenangochēˌchēkästānängˈgō [key], town, SW Guatemala. In the heart of the highlands, Chichicastenango was a trading town in ancient times. It became the…Cueva, Beatriz de la
(Encyclopedia) Cueva, Beatriz de laCueva, Beatriz de labāätrēsˈ dā lä kwāˈvä [key], d. 1541, governor of Guatemala. After the death of her husband, Pedro de Alvarado, she maneuvered her own election…Menchú, Rigoberta
(Encyclopedia) Menchú, RigobertaMenchú, Rigobertarēˌgōbĕrˈtä mĕnch&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1959–, Guatemalan social reformer. Of Mayan descent, she and her family were caught in Guatemala's bloody civil…Latin America
(Encyclopedia) Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. The 20…La Farge, Oliver
(Encyclopedia) La Farge, OliverLa Farge, Oliverlä färzh [key], 1901–63, American writer and anthropologist, b. New York City, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1924; M.A., 1929). He conducted three archaeological…Díaz del Castillo, Bernal
(Encyclopedia) Díaz del Castillo, BernalDíaz del Castillo, Bernalbārnälˈ dēˈäth dĕl kästēˈlyō [key], c.1492–1581, Spanish conquistador and chronicler. He had served in the New World under various…Trending
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